Introduction to Puppet Making for Stop Motion
About Me
A course by Adeena Grubb , Puppet Maker and Animation Director
About the video: About Me
Overview
“Let's start at the beginning! Here I'll tell you about myself and how I came to be a puppet maker and animation director. You will also see some examples of my past projects.”
In this video lesson Adeena Grubb addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Puppet Making for Stop Motion. Discover the charming world of stop-motion puppet design and learn to build your own characters, from the initial design to the finished figurine.
Partial transcription of the video
“ About Me Hi, my name is Adeena, I'm a puppet maker and animation director. In this lesson, I will tell you a bit about me. I'm from London but I grew up in the snowy Scottish Highlands. I used to go on a lot of woodland walks as a kid and I would collect little bits of twigs and leaves and take them home to make my toys' beds, furniture, and things. I was obsessed with Polly Pockets as a kid because they were so tiny and they lived in tiny plastic houses. I've always been passionate about storytelling, character creation, and teeny tiny detailed things, and stop-motion puppets combine all...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Puppet Making for Stop Motion
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3D & Animation, Craft -
Areas
Art Toys, Arts & Crafts, Stop Motion

Adeena Grubb
A course by Adeena Grubb
Adeena Grubb is a puppet maker and animation director from London. She’s been passionate about all things miniature since she was a child, building accessories for her toys from materials she found in the Scottish highlands where she grew up. She later went on to study a motion graphics degree and put both her passion and studies into practice to create puppets. After watching the character she created for a Skittles advert come to life, she knew it was a specialty she wanted to pursue full-time.
Since then, Adeena has created content for Samsung, the BBC, Channel 4, Burger King, Greenpeace, Oxfam, Childline, Metcalfes Popcorn, Quickbooks, Puffin, and Mars. She also shares her creations with over 50K followers on Instagram.
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